One of the biggest challenges facing business owners who work from a home office and also have small children to raise (like yours truly) is setting aside enough time for handling a business project from start to finish. When interruptions are the norm–whether it’s phone calls, doorbells, or diapers–that means you’re always falling behind.
What business can thrive on being behind?
So here’s my answer: sometimes you just have to shake things up. In my case, that meant finding offsite childcare a couple days a week so that I could dedicate a specific number of hours per week to running the business. Instead of juggling family and business simultaneously, I decided to focus on one issue at a time, at least for a couple of days per week, to restore some of my sanity.
While it’s tempting to think about how this might make me a less-than-perfect parent, I can’t waste time on that. My business deserves quality time and attention, just like my daughter. And when it thrives, so does my family.
